2nd Global Enterprise Blockchain Benchmarking Study
Public sector Table 5: What are the major challenges inhibiting broader blockchain adoption in the public sector? Respondents scored these categories on a 1-5 scale: 1: Not important at all 2: Not important 3: Neutral 4: Somewhat important 5: Very important Lowest average score
Highest average score Central banks
OPSIs
No compelling use case
3.93
2.88
Knowledge gap: poor understanding of the technology
4.00
4.29
Reluctance of changing established processes
3.79
4.08
Hype associated with unrealistic expectations
4.21
3.75
Lack of institutional support/buy-in
3.43
3.63
Public sector inertia
3.07
3.63
Lack of harmonised regulatory framework
3.27
3.50
Vendor immaturity
3.93
3.54
Lack of standardisation/interoperability
4.14
3.46
Doubts about technological durability
3.50
3.29
Shortage of skilled blockchain engineers/developers
3.93
3.83
Note: based on CCAF survey data.
Technical challenges Table 6: What are the main technical challenges that enterprise blockchain networks currently face? Respondents scored these categories on a 1-5 scale: 1: Not important at all 2: Not important 3: Neutral 4: Somewhat important 5: Very important Lowest average score
Highest average score Vendors
Security risks
3.20
Scalability issues
3.93
Performance concerns
3.71
Insufficient privacy and confidentiality guarantees
3.09
Immature technology that is not fit-for-purpose
3.00
Interoperatibility issues between DLT systems
3.40
Interoperatibility issues with legacy enterprise systems
3.19
Note: based on CCAF survey data.
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